try2beegood,That's a nice looking finish on your hives, what is it? I bet not many folks use that picnic table behind your hives for picnics, but it probably makes a handy place to set your tools and stuff during inspections? <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbroberg/2705599934/" >[/url]Or maybe you have to stand on it to get to the top super?

try2BeeGood, nice pictures, thank you for taking us into this part of your world. David, now that is one honking tall hive get up!!! Have those most beautiful and awesome days, Cindi

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There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee. Robert Service

That's a nice looking finish on your hives, what is it? I bet not many folks use that picnic table behind your hives for picnics, but it probably makes a handy place to set your tools and stuff during inspections?

I stained them with a cedar deck stain from Behr, I gave them 2 coats and that darkened them up, but I stained some honey supers w/1 coat and their much lighter.

(LOL....Yeah that would be no picnic for sure!) When I 1st got my bees I put the picnic table out in front off to the left of the hives and would sit and watch them.Well.......they got a little aggressive when they got stronger and they let me know in "stinging terms" I was not welcome their anymore!

The picnic table makes for a great work bench! I set the supers on the table and my tools and stuff on the seat....it's perfect.I don't stand on it, but I can stand on the 4x4's and plywood between the hives.

Tell you what 2-wheeler your one brave beek up on that ladder i look at the picture and I'm scared for you :shock:Mine got to 8 mediums high and man that's up there...need a crane!

you don't have enough posts on the forums yet. it's a safety measure on this site to protect all from creeps and nuts :-). i don't know how many you need, but it might be in the new members part.

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you don't have enough posts on the forums yet. it's a safety measure on this site to protect all from creeps and nuts :-).

Oh Kathy, you maka me laugh, smiling. Beautiful day in this great life. Cindi

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There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee. Robert Service

Cockatoo. Glad that you got that picture loaded in here. What was wrong with the plane? YOu are fortunate to have a plane, flying in a less large plane is great!!! Have a wonderful and most awesome day, life, health. Cindi

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There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee. Robert Service

I have to take it apart every year to have it inspected.This year I had to replace the 40 year old exhaust. It was time, as the metal was getting thin in the exhaust pipes.So all of the cowling has to come off to access the bolts that hold it on.I was putting it all back together.